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The 10 greatest final albums in heavy metal history

These masterpieces by Black Sabbath, Motörhead and White Zombie made sure their careers ended on flawless form

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“I wasn’t a fan. The only thing I knew was Ace Of Spades. I knew it was going to be rough... I couldn’t distinguish one track from another”: Why Thin Lizzy’s Brian Robertson knew his stint in Motörhead was doomed

The flying Scotsman replaced Fast Eddie Clarke, and had a formidable rep as Thin Lizzy guitarist, but he soon found Motörhead were not quite his speed

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"I took my scooter up the lift and rode it through the corridors naked in drag make-up with just a tie on." A brilliant and bonkers interview with Motorhead's late, great Phil Campbell

Equine pranks, epic benders and a million-dollar tantrum: This is what it was like being the (second) longest-serving member in rock'n'roll's greatest band

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Motorhead guitarist Phil Campbell dies aged 64

Phil Campbell, who played guitar for Motorhead for over 30 years, has passed away at the age of 64 following "a complex major operation".

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Heavy metal legend dies after ‘major operation’

Guitarist Phil Campbell has died peacefully at the age of 64, his family has announced. Campbell, from Pontypridd in Wales, was the guitarist for the heavy metal band Motörhead from 1984 until their disbandment 30 years later. His family said in a statement on Facebook that he passed away after…

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“My comfort zone is big volume and lots of blues”: Motörhead guitarist Phil Campbell has died aged 64

The metal pioneers’ longest-serving guitar player has passed away after a major operation

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“Lemmy was very forceful and pushy because he took a lot of speed. He got the job because he elbowed everybody else out the way!” How Hawkwind made Silver Machine, and gained the respect of Dave Brock’s bank manager

It was only their second-ever single, but it made a massive impact – and Brock still doesn’t really know how it happened

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“I opened my guitar case and nearly fainted because I thought there was a human hand in there. It turned out, it was half a pig’s head”: Girlschool look back on their wild life with Mötorhead

Singer/guitarist Kim McAuliffe reflects on recording the vaunted St Valentine’s Day Massacre EP and what it was like touring with rock’n’roll’s craziest band

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"Lemmy goes and sees his doctor, and the doctor is like, ‘Holy ****! If you’d waited another week, you’d have died!'" How Motörhead legend Lemmy Kilmister shrugged off his health issues for years

Some of Lemmy's closest allies share warm stories of the typically bullish way Lemmy would deal with any health problems

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"He was the Mad Max of rock 'n' roll." Lemmy is on the cover of the new Metal Hammer: we celebrate the man, the myth and the music of Motörhead

10 years since his passing and 50 years since Motorhead began, we celebrate a legend

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Motörhead’s Lemmy Kilmister once rammed a cheeseburger into a $2,000,000 mixing desk because he lost an argument

“Can we get a repair man? Lemmy from Motörhead’s just trashed our desk with a cheeseburger.”

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We asked Metallica’s Kirk Hammett to name the best Motörhead song and this is what he told us

“Lemmy opens up his voice and starts singing, my mind exploded!”

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“It was the most amazing thing. I couldn’t have written it better myself because it was just so perfectly me!" How Ozzy Osbourne produced his most emotional anthem with some inspiration from his wife Sharon - and a stunning assist from Lemmy

There wasn't a dry eye in the house the final time he played this classic live

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“Although I won’t be performing again, I’ve already got an idea for a new album”: 11 things we learned from Ozzy Osbourne’s new memoir, Last Rites

From an unfinished solo album to drinking with André The Giant, these are the most surprising things we read in Ozzy’s posthumous book

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Huey Morgan left U2 convinced he was a ‘f****** psycho’

After the band saw him light up a joint on a private jet, Huey Morgan says U2 thought he was a “f****** psycho”.

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“I did like Bob Dylan, but he was a great con man! He strung a lot of nonsense together and made it seem like it was really important”: Motörhead legend Lemmy Kilmister’s opinions on Dylan, the Eagles, Slayer and his friend Ozzy Osbourne

“Some of the Eagles' songs are fantastic," he said

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“God? Maybe he’s gone senile”: Lemmy was once asked what he thought about God and religion, and he didn’t hold back

The late Motörhead frontman liked a lot of things, but religion wasn’t one of them

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Motörhead to be celebrated on punk rock tribute album featuring Pennywise, Anti-Nowhere League and others

Killed By Deaf: A Punk Tribute To Motörhead will be out on October 31

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Motörhead legend Lemmy Kilmister was asked to review Ozzy Osbourne’s first solo album in 2011 – this is what he said

One late metal legend looks back on the masterwork that launched the solo career of another late metal legend

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“You can do it, Ozzy! Bite his frickin’ head off!” A timeline of Ozzy Osbourne’s greatest film, TV and videogame cameos

From screaming “boobs!” at a TV in Austin Powers to spilling orange juice during The Decline Of Western Civilization, these are the Prince Of Darkness’ greatest pop-culture moments

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"I invented Motörhead, and it’s Motörhead as long as I’m in it": At home with Lemmy - a classic interview

With a two-guitar line-up instead of the usual trio, Motörhead's Orgasmatron album signalled a decibel-driven new start

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Lemmy’s hometown may get new music venue in memory of late Motörhead leader

Weeks after the city got a Lemmy statue, plans for Burslem to become the site of a music hall dedicated to Motörhead’s mainman have been revealed

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Metallica announce London Stadium gigs for 2026

The London gigs will be a No Repeat Weekend, where each concert will feature a different setlist and support line-up

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“An avatar of the purest spirit of rock and roll”: Lemmy honored with a towering bronze statue unveiled in the Motörhead legend’s hometown

The statue – which depicts Lemmy wielding his iconic Rickenbacker – contains some of his ashes, and arrives 50 years after the formation of Motörhead

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Lost 1976 Motörhead album set for release in June

Motörhead fans will be able to get their hands on 'The Manticore Tapes' this June.

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